Paper-hanging machine.



. No. 70!,727. Pat'anted' June 3, I902- c. HOLMES. PAPER HANGING MACHINE.

[Application filed Jan. 15, 1902.)

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' UNITED ST T S PATENT OFFICE.

OUTHBERT HOLMES, OF MONTGOMERY, WEST VIRGINIA;

PAPER-HANGING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fat'ent No.-7 01,727, dated June 3, 1902.

Application filed January 1992. Seria1 N0. 89,904.- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, CUTHBERT HOLMES,'a

citizen of the United States, residing at Montmachine; and the object of the same is to fa-- cilitate or expedite the'application of lengths of paper toa wall orceiling without pursuing the separate operations of first hanging the paper and then brushing or rolling the same, and alsotopr'ovide a simple and effective device which may be easily handled and perated.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a paper-hanging machine embodying the features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 2 2,

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the views.

The numeral 1 designates a segmental body, preferably formed of suitable non-corrosive metal having such thickness as to establish a practical rigidity without unnecessarily increasing the weight. This body 1 is open, and the forward extremities are connected by a crossbar 2, having a central rearwardlyprojecting tongue 3. The front terminals of the extremities of the body 1 are projected in advance of the bar 2 and given a quartertwist to provide bearings 4:, in which the ends of a roller 5 are rotatably mounted,,the one bearing 4 having a slot 5 out downwardly thereinto from the upper edge and provided with a pivoted latch 6 with aslotf/ in its under edge near the free end thereof to facilitate the ready removal and application of the roller 5 to the bea'rings'l. The front edge of the bar 2 is turned downwardly at an angle to form a back brace 8, as clearly shown by Fig.2, and secured at its opposite ends to said brace is a retaining-strip 9, having out- I strn ckseats 10 at regular-intervals, said seats :formingQwith the back brace, sockets to rem o'vablyanda djustably receive curved arms 11,- projecting upwardly from a brush head i 12; havingsuitable brush-bristles 13 secured thereto; 1 Through thepurved construction of the arms 11 H the brush"h ead, and bristles carried thereby, forming a complete brush structure,are adjustable in the arcof a circle, and to hold the brush in a fixed adjusted position set-screws 14 are inserted in the central portions of the outstruck seatslO, and are adapted to firmly impinge against the arms 11 and clamp the latter against the, back brace 8. v F

To the tongued the front end of a slidearm 15 is pivotally secured,and in rearvof its pivotal point said arm has aslide-loop 16 secured thereto and passing under the body 1. The slide-loop 16 holds the portion of the arm 15 thereabove in close relation to the ,body 1, said portion of the arm 15 above the slide-loop having a clamping-screw 17 mounted therein to bear uponthe body and hold the arm 15 in its adjusted position, The rear endof the arm isformed with a socket 18, in which a handle 19 of any'suitablelength is secured.

In the use of this paper-hanging machine or device the wall to be papered is 'first supplied with a coating of paste, and lengths of paper are then wound upon the roller 5, the length of the paper wound upon the roller being approximately equal to the length of the portion of the wall to which the paper is to be applied. The brush is thenadjusted to bear with sufiicient firmness on "the paper, which is unwound a suitable length for starting purposes, and the operator then applies the paper to the wall to be covered and gradually elevates the machine in proper al-inement with the strips of paper which may have already been applied or with some other guiding means, such as a corner-line or framing. lhe paper adhering to the paste on the wall will be gradually unwound from.- the roller and brushed or pressed firmly in place by the brush attachment set forth,the:p r es sure of the brush on the paper being regulable at will to practically perform the operation desired. The paper may also be similarly applied to a ceiling, and the body 1, together with the brush and roller carried thereby, can be disposed at an angle to the handle 19 by shifting the arm on said body, so that the operator may be enabled to conven iently stand at one point and cover considerable wall-space on either side of his position and still maintain the roller and brush in a plane relatively to the wall operated upon, which may be necessary to eifectively carry out the paper-hanging operation. It is obvious that care must always be taken to have the machine square with the Wall in order to put the paper on straight, and the adjustment of the arm 15 will assist in maintaining this square position.

As before indicated, the improved machine can be used on side walls or ceilings, and it is also advantageous in applying borders, and for different operations the brush may be reversed and projected above the position shown in the drawings. When the length of paper becomes unwound from the roller 5, the latter is removed and another length rolled thereon, and this operation becomes successive until the wall or ceiling to be covered is completed.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. Ina machine for hanging wall-paper, the combination of a body, a roller removably mounted therein, and an adjustable brush cooperating with the said roller, the said brush being reversible to extend above or below the plane of the roller.

2. In a paper-hanging machine, the combination of a body, a roller removably mounted therein, a brush, cooperating with the roller, and an arm adjustable on the body and having a handle attached thereto.

3. A paper-hanging machine comprising a segmental body with paper supporting and setting means, and an arm having a portion embracing and slidable on the said body in the arc of a circle, the said arm having a handle attached thereto.

4. In a paper-hanging machine, the combination of a body, paper-supporting means carried by said body, and a brush having a series of curved arms adjustable in relation to a portion of the body.

5. A paper-hanging machine comprising a body with paper-supporting means, and a setting device having curved arms adjustable and reversible in relation to a portion of the body.

6. A paperhanging machine comprising paper-supporting means, and a setting device adjustable and reversible in relation to the said supporting means.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CUTHBERT HOLMES.

WVitnesses:

G. H. DAVIS, JOHN WEYERSMILLER. 

